There might be a few areas of his game that stand scrutiny - his distribution isn't one of them. He passes the ball better than any of the outfield players we have.
So any and or all could be on the list - basically pure media speculation. Sorry I assumed they had actually named the other candidates. Their specualtion of whose on the list is clearly as accurate as those speculated as not being considered.
Of course they have 80 applicants - folks have to prove they're actively seeking employment to continue getting Universal Credit (or whatever it's called these days).